The newest ‘Star Wars’ character shows just how gritty the movie will be

The "Star Wars" booth at the San Diego Comic-Con has a new
character on display: Edrio Two Tubes. Tubes is a mercenary
pilot in the upcoming "Rogue One" spinoff movie.

According
to the Star Wars Facebook page, Tubes is from the
planet Yar Togna, which was conquered and occupied by the
villainous Empire. He was forced to flee as a refugee, and he and
his "eggmate" Benthic want revenge on the Empire. He's
called "Two Tubes" because of the apparatus he uses to
breathe oxygen.

"Rogue One" takes place before the events of 1977's
"Star Wars: A New Hope" and is
about a group of Rebel fighters trying to steal the plans for
The Death Star From the Empire. Director Gareth Edwards has
spoken about it as
if it's a war movie. And, like all war movies, it looks
complicated.

The introduction of a figure like Tubes indicates that
"Rogue One" won't just be a "good guys versus bad guys" war
movie. There are shades of gray here: he'll be against the
Empire, but his motives aren't pure, and it's unclear if he'll be
allied with the Rebellion at all.

We'll find out more about Edrio Two Tubes in "Rogue
One," in theaters on December 16.